Call for feedback on Broken Hill solar plant

Far west residents are being urged to have their say on an application to build a 53-megawatt solar plant just outside Broken Hill.

The application from energy company AGL is on display with the New South Wales Department of Planning and Infrastructure.

In its application, the company says it plans to spend $200 million on the power plant, to be built five kilometres west of the city.

It says 150 full-time jobs will be created during construction, and three jobs will be ongoing.

Spokesman for the Department of Planning and Infrastructure, Mark Skelsey, says public submissions on the application are now open.

"Some of the issues that we've asked them to address specifically are visual impacts, noise impacts, flora and fauna impacts, in terms of some of the clearing that will need to take place to allow this plant to proceed," he said.

"Also impacts on Aboriginal heritage, traffic and transport."

Mr Skelsey says submissions are open until the end of next month.

"What happens is the Department of Planning will then prepare an assessment report that will look at the application, but will also take into account the submissions received," he said.

"And that assessment report will be available for about a week before any decision is made on our website."

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